Erianthus coarctatus
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| Erianthus coarctatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Erianthus |
| Species: | E. coarctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Erianthus coarctatus (Fernald) R. Webster | |
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| Natural range of Erianthus coarctatus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: compressed plumegrass
Synonym: Saccharum coarctatum
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
It is found in the lowland areas of old growth longleaf pine sandhill community at the Wade Tract, Thomas County, Georgia.
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, E. coarctatus can be found in mesic flatwoods, lake shores, pinewoods, sloughs, along canal banks, swales, hillside bogs, dried up ponds, and pine-oak woodlands (FSU Herbarium). It can also be found in roadside ditches and cleared pine flatwoods. Soil types include loamy sand and sandy peat (FSU Herbarium).
